The Strongest System - Chapter 258

Chapter 258: We’re Definitely Gonna Earn Big!

p>Lin Fan wiped beads of sweat from his forehead silently. Wasn’t this world way too dangerous? This forbidden ground was so bloody fcked up, yet why did people still stream in to explore continuously?

Ceng Hailong was snarling maliciously on the ground.

POOF!

Instantaneously, Ceng Hailong’s body caught fire. Those fiery red flames slowly turned black like the flames of hell.

“What the…! Don’t tell me he’s gonna transform into Fireboy!” Lin Fan looked at the sight in shock, unable to believe what was going on.

But this wasn’t the end of everything, not yet. Something seemed to be raring to burst out of Ceng Hailong’s body, as there were thumping sounds coming from within him.

His back arched upwards suddenly.

BOOM!

A pair of bone wings burning with black flames sprouted from the back of his body. Slowly, his scalp began to peel open as a malicious looking skull protruded from it.

…

Gradually, Lin Fan was stunned in shock.

A flaming giant made up of spikey bones appeared.

“Grawl…!”

The growl of the flaming giant possessed boundless hatred. It was as if a vengeful spirit were dancing in its black flames.

Lesser Celestial middle level.

Just by looking at it, Lin Fan was stunned. Wasn’t the power jump way too serious? From a pericelestial full cultivation to a lesser celestial middle level in the blink of an eye?

At the same time, Lin Fan felt a shred of sympathy for Ceng Hailong, ‘Sigh, why did you have to go and pop the pill for no reason? Look at what happened to you right now? Goodness Christ.’

But Lin Fan had no intentions of killing this Ceng Hailong who had transformed into a flaming giant. He just followed behind intently. He had to see just where this guy was headed to.

With the bulked build of the flaming giant, every single step it took was a few feet wide. Every single footstep it left behind was still burning with the black flames.

Shadowing the flaming giant, Lin Fan had a curiosity to test out just how strong these flames that were still burning on the ground were.

Even though the flaming giant was at a lesser celestial middle level, the flames that it was carrying seemed to be pretty outrageous.

Stretching out his hand to gently touch the flames, the notifications rang out from the system.

‘Ding…’Eternal Demon Body’ experience points +10,000.’

…

‘Chey. That’s nothing much.’ Lin Fan was evidently disappointed. He thought that the flames would be pretty darn strong. But to think that they only gave 10,000 experience points. What a pity!

Sizzle sizzle…

The flaming giant suddenly stopped in its tracks. Turning that hideous face of him, he looked at the footprints left behind and let out a terrible snarl.

Lin Fan fanned his hands. Goodness! The snarl by the flaming giant had an extremely terrible smell. Although this was probably a baby compared to Yao Wuxie, it was still pretty bad.

“Rawr!!”

The flames in the giant’s eyes danced, as though it had caught sight of something. But no matter how it looked, it couldn’t find the presence of Lin Fan.

After growling a couple more times, it continued on its way.

Lin Fan continued to trail closely. But this time round, he made sure not to make any contact with the flames on the ground. Perhaps the flames left behind were like the eyes of the flaming giant and he could sense it the moment anyone touched them.

Lin Fan continued following the flaming giant for quite some time, but it just continued heading forth into the distance.

Along the way, Lin Fan did bump into other people. However, the flaming giant was large with an imposing aura. Hence, nobody dared to fight it head on and were all hiding away from it.

Suddenly, the flaming giant stopped. As though it had a consciousness of its own, it dragged out a treasure chest from a hidden corner nearby.

The treasure chest glowed with an unusual aura, evidently seeming exquisite. Lin Fan was stumped. Could it be that the flaming giant intended to lure the disciples of those sects with this treasure chest?

Hidden in the surroundings currently were disciples of three sects: Xianling Sect, Tongtian Sect, and Bodhisattva Sect.

They had already lost several of their own fellow disciples. In fact, they hadn’t even managed to find every single other fellow disciple from their respective sects who had entered. For those not found, their chances of being alive should be pretty slim.

Ever since they headed down, not only did they not find any treasure, they didn’t even find any jacksht.

In their perspective, their sects must have probably made a mistake. After all, they had been to forbidden grounds in the past as well. The treasures there were easily obtainable without having to go through such difficulties.

“Senior Brother Yang, take a look at that treasure chest in the flaming giant’s hands!” One of the disciples pointed over in greed.

“There must be a precious treasure within that treasure chest!”

“That’s right. This place is so bloody suspicious. To think that we haven’t found anything thus far. Therefore, the treasure must lay within that chest!”

“Lesser celestial middle level. Hmm. If all of us here were to cooperate together, we should be able to deal with him alright.”

“Deal. Alright then, we’ll form the front formation to fight it. While it’s distracted, take the chance to assassinate it from the sides. Once we get the treasure, we’ll split it evenly.”

“Action!”

…

Just as Lin Fan himself was about to strike, something happened ahead.

“Form up!”

“Kill…!”

Just then, disciples of the three sects appeared and surrounded the flaming giant.

Lin Fan observed the situation. Even though the flaming giant was a lesser celestial middle level, it should not be able to withstand this attack. After all, there were countless strong disciples within the sects as well.

But something weird happened.

The flaming giant tossed the treasure chest above the heads of the disciples.

The disciples of the three sects immediately dashed up for the treasure chest and opened it greedily.

But the moment they did that, a black light shot out from the treasure chest.

PSSSSSSSSCH! PSSSSSSSCH!

“Senior Brother…!”

“Junior Brother…!”

A series of tragic cries rang out.

Lin Fan looked at the scene stupefied as well. How could this be?

The moment the treasure chest was opened, the black light separated into multiple smaller beams of black lights. Each of them were like razor sharp swords, piercing through all the disciples present in the area.

Some of them were pierced through the head, pinning them to the walls with it. Some were sliced cleanly into halves with their flesh and blood splattered everywhere. The scene was horrifying.

Some of the disciples with a higher cultivation base managed to escape by a hair’s breadth and remain alive.

There seemed to be some unknown force beneath the ground, sucking onto the blood of these victims. Draining, draining, draining… Eventually, the corpses turned into dried skin and bones.

Looking at the state of these corpses, Lin Fan was stunned.

This scene was extremely familiar. Didn’t he see this back in…Tuodi Shrine!??!

“Evil spirits?!?”

Lin Fan started to feel fear and was no longer just here to watch a show. If this were real, then things would get extremely sticky from here on…

Could it be that the black beam that shot out from the Dead Demon Seas was no sign of a precious treasure being born in the first place? Could it have all been a lure to attract people down to this place?

Thinking back the circumstances earlier. The moment the major sects wanted to block out the vagrant martial artists from entering, a gap opened immediately, giving them the chance to enter.

Was it all really just happenstance? Perhaps this was all premediated…

Those disciples who had barely managed to escape muttered under their breath panickily, “Let’s go…!”

The flaming giant whose motion was not too swift all this while suddenly disappeared into the void. When it next appeared, it pierced the body of one of the escaping disciples with its long and sharp fingernails.

“Argh….ahh…!”

All of the disciples who were trying to escape were murdered one after another by this flaming giant. Standing there, the malicious-looking giant grinned. Lifting up its hand, it swallowed all of the disciples it had caught in its fingernails whole.

“So…strong…!”

Lin Fan’s heart was thumping furiously. The true strength of this flaming giant was definitely more than that of a lesser celestial middle level!

After swallowing the corpses, the flaming giant took up the treasure chest and walked forward in a clumsy manner once more.

Anyone who didn’t know better would have definitely thought that it was a free treasure chest walking about.

But in Lin Fan’s eyes, this was a death God swaggering about…

Chapter 259: Pitiful Fella

p>The flaming giant roamed freely in this creepy and dark underworld. Those ignorant vagrant martial artists and sect disciples viewed him as a walking treasure chest.

Lugged under the gigantic left hand of his was a treasure chest. The chest gave off a unique aura, baiting everyone to think that something precious was hidden within it.

In fact, even Lin Fan was nearly baited by his ploy and lured in by the greed.

Along the way, Lin Fan had witnessed the flaming giant exterminating off waves of vagrant martial artists. All of their deaths were chilling to the bones.

On the bodies of those vagrant martial artists, Lin Fan found a single item.

‘Seven Saints Treasure Map’. It wasn’t full, but it indicated the Dead Demon Seas with a single sentence.

‘Ancient Almighty Treasure…’

Lin Fan sighed. This was all the work of greed. But wasn’t this place seriously way too evil? The Fiery Hell did not even seem like it was 1% as evil as this place.

But this should not be the work of the Seven Saints.

The flaming giant walked along a path, pacing back and forth as though it was waiting for more prey.

Even though the cultivation base of this flaming giant was that of a lesser celestial middle level, based on Lin Fan’s observation, his fighting strength was definitely way higher than that.

Not wanting to alarm it or anything, Lin Fan looked for a separate path and headed down another way. No matter what, he had to get to the bottom of this mysterious place.

…

Searching continuously, Lin Fan could sense a strong aura coming from the depths of this place. The aura was familiar yet foreign at the same time.

“AHH…!”

Just then, a series of tragic cries rang out from that murky darkness.

While frowning, Lin Fan hastened his steps forward.

A temple existed underneath this place. It wasn’t big, but it was floating gently in midair. The temple was hoisted by chains latched onto the nearby walls. Every single coil of these chains had a series of mysterious emblems and symbols glowing on it, as though it was suppressing some sort of evil being.

As for the temple that was being hoisted, it seemed like it was bathed in a pool of blood. Filled with bloodstains, there were many runic symbols and marks which had lost their godly glow due to wear and tear.

In front of the temple was a raised platform with 4 spiked pillars on each corner. A human figure was pinned there on one of the pillars.

Hidden in the darkness, Lin Fan squinted his eyes and look over. Little did he expect that the person who was pinned on the pillar was none other than Teng Long.

“Who the hell are you! Return me my body!” Teng Long who was pinned onto one of the pillars howled malevolently. However, in that savage look was a hint of fear within.

Teng Long had descended into the Dead Demon Seas to complete his grand plan of revival.

Even though this shell that he was using right now was pretty decent, it was probably only about medium grade to him at best. If he wanted to return to his peak form, he needed a way stronger vessel.

After much pains and trials, he had finally managed to find the legendary abode where he had once fallen. But when he arrived, he was shocked speechless by the sight before him.

The Jade White Bones he had left behind had disappeared. And the place which the bones were placed in was sealed in by a series of chains.

Within the dark temple came the sound of a slow, deep emanating breathing. It was like a heart beating, solemn yet ghastly.

A black light shone and on the platform appeared a decomposing skeleton.

Teng Long was dumbfounded. This was one of his Jade White Skeletons. But it was now blackened and charred like a piece of trash. Teng Long’s sinister face gradually turned grimmer as the flames dancing in his eyes snuffed out.

Across Teng Long’s chest ripped a wide cut, with fresh blood spraying out. A Jade White Skeleton forced itself out of Teng Long’s body in that instant.

“I will never let you off!” The half floating Jade White Skeleton’s mouth did not move, but the voice resonated within the empty walls.

Behind the Jade White Skeleton, the void rippled like a pebble dropping onto the water surface. A gap then opened up, as the Jade White Skeleton stepped in to leave this place.

Suddenly, Lin Fan felt a strong opposing force from within the void separating them. The gap opened by the Jade White Skeleton closed shut immediately.

The Jade White Skeleton was extremely shocked. It had not expected things to come down to this. Using all ten of its skeleton fingers, it grasped futilely at the air, trying to open the gap once more, but to no avail.

Within the bloodstained temple, dozens of gigantic hands formed from a black mist shot out in the direction of the Jade White Skeleton.

“Sun’s Blaze!”

The Jade White Skeleton clasped all ten fingers together and suddenly, seven rotations of an extremely bright light appeared.

‘Seven Saints Glorious Records’?

Lin Fan was watching with his jaws agape right now. From the moment the Jade White Skeleton had appeared, he knew what was happening.

He had clearly killed Teng Long. Now that Teng Long was alive and running here, it must definitely be the work of the Jade White Skeleton.

“No…!”

Despite the skill, the Jade White Skeleton was caught firmly within the grasp of the gigantic black hands. No matter how much it resisted, it was useless. Eventually, it was dragged into the depths of that dark temple.

The silence that ensued was deafening.

Lin Fan held on to his breath tightly while watching. What the fck? That was the end of that seven saint? Wasn’t the ending of this guy way too pitiful?

It had originally planned long and far ahead. But all his plans were destroyed by this mysterious entity. Not only that, it would probably be absorbed or used by this entity as well.

Lin Fan prepared to leave. Bloody hell, this was way too scary. No matter what sort of treasure was hidden within this place, Lin Fan no longer wanted any part of it.

Compared to his precious life, this treasure was something he could do without.

Lin Fan’s heart was filled with hatred at the same time. Bloody hell! Plans weren’t supposed to go wrong like these.

Why the hell were the forbidden grounds all so cryptic!

The forbidden grounds were supposed to be places where one could easily turn into a rich as with just with one fell swoop. But this place was just a goddamn death inducing piece of sht!

Just as Lin Fan prepared to leave, he sensed a feeling of impending doom right behind him.

Without turning back, Lin Fan dashed forth. But when he realized what was happening, his heart thumped furtively. Could the other party discover Lin Fan even under his Stealth state?!

But that was impossible, wasn’t it? As long as Lin Fan did not move in his Stealth mode, even a greater celestial would not be able to sense his presence.

Just then, within the bloodstained temple, numerous black hands shot out and flew in the direction of Lin Fan.

He barely managed to dodge them.

What the fck? What kind of sick sh*t was this?

Lin Fan wanted to leave the hole he came from. But the moment he reached the exit, it was blocked by a dense number of black hands holding onto one another, sealing his only way out.

“Brother! Let’s talk this out!” Lin Fan shouted out in a ditch attempt. He could only hope that this guy hidden within the temple could give him a chance.

But alas, that was wishful thinking on his part as well…

Chapter 260: Chicky Isn’t a Coward, You Refused to Let Chicky Up

p>Lin Fan was almost on the brink of tears. Goddammit! This was definitely not a place for humans!

Wielding the Eternal Axe, he swung it hard towards the blockage of hands. However, they were so dense and thick that they seemed to be boundless. The entire underground labyrinth seemed to be filled with these black hands right now.

“You mother as piece of sh!t… You forced me to do this.” Lin Fan was a little flustered now. But in the face of danger, he must never falter. Instead, he had to show off his dominance.

‘Firmament Sword.’

After the events of Green Ridge County, Lin Fan had leveled his Firmament Sword to obtain the 2nd sword.

And in memory of that event, Lin Fan had named this sword ‘Benevolence Sword’.

With the three-headed and six-armed demon riding on his back, and the Firmament Sword and Benevolence Sword acting with an immense Sword Will, he chopped off the incoming black hands easily.

Lin Fan finally felt more relaxed and less restricted.

“Chicky, come on out!”

‘Cuckcuckooooo!!!’

The moment Chicky came out, he wanted to crow out loudly a few times to announce his proud arrival. However, he raised his wings in shock as a black hand swooped by, barely missing him.

“Chicky, stop crying out! Time to do some work!” There was now a void of empty space around Lin Fan. The three-headed and six-armed Faceless Sky Demon was defending his back while he was clearing the path ahead with the Eternal Axe.

‘Cuck cuck!!’

Chicky looked at his surroundings and opened up his featherless wings, crying out loudly. Scratching against the floor with his claws, he built up a momentum before running and leaping into the air.

‘CUCKOO!!’

In an instant, a blinding red light shot out from Chicky, lighting up the entire underground labyrinth instantly. Those all-encompassing black hands distorted continuously and eventually dissipated entirely under the red light.

Lin Fan raised his hand to block his eyes slightly. This red light was indeed pretty blinding.

Lin Fan heaved a sigh of relief when the black hands disappeared after the red light cleared.

“You’re good, Chicky.” Lin Fan could not help but feel impressed with Chicky. If he had not unleashed his skill, Lin Fan might not be confident of clearing this place entirely.

‘Cuckookookoo!’ Chicky tossed his chicken head back and walked arrogantly in front of Lin Fan. With a single leap, he hopped back onto Lin Fan’s shoulders and rubbed against Lin Fan’s cheeks with his tiny chicken head.

“Alright, I’ll remember your great efforts of today.” Lin Fan’s initially anxious heart loosened along with his mood.

And just then, Chicky hopped up onto Lin Fan’s head and cried out loudly once more, tilting back his head. It was as though he was saying that his status had jumped yet another level once more.

Lin Fan rolled back his eyes. Goodness! This Chicky really knew how to be cocky, didn’t he?

Boom! Boom!

Just as Lin Fan and Chicky were basking in their glorious cockiness, a series of loud noises rang in their ears. The man and chicken duo looked at the situation in front of them, then at one another and blinked profusely.

One by one, the chains holding on to the bloodstained temple broke off. The rune markings on each joint of the chains dimmed down as well.

“Chicky, just what the hell did you do?” Lin Fan asked stonily.

‘Cuckookoo?’ Chicky opened his eyes widely while shaking that small head of his. He had no idea at all either.

Lin Fan gulped his saliva gently before shouting out loudly.

“Chicky! Let’s get the hell out of here!” Grabbing Chicky with one hand, Lin Fan sprinted to the exit. Based on his experience thus far, he knew what was happening.

The BOSS was coming.

Normally, Lin Fan would definitely be excited at the appearance of a BOSS monster. But to Lin Fan, a BOSS he had no idea of was the scariest thing ever.

‘Bloody Chicky! It was fine if he had just destroyed the black hands. Why did he have to go and break the chains to wake the fella up! Wasn’t this fcking up ourselves?’

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

Without the chains hoisting it up, the temple began crashing down. At the same time, the bloodstains on the temple seemed to have received a new life as they emitted an intimidating aura.

Lin Fan kept his focus on the exit. Just. A. Few. More. Steps.

And just as Lin Fan stepped on it, a gigantic hand slapped inward from outside the exit.

Looking at the black flames of the gigantic hand, Lin Fan’s heart tightened. It was the flaming giant.

BAM!

‘Ding…’Eternal Demon Body’ experience points +100,000.’

Even though he didn’t take any damage, the force from the slap sent Lin Fan flying backward.

By the time Lin Fan stood up, the flaming giant had blocked up the hole, leaving a shimmering black screen on it. Rippling gently, the black screen turned into a solid wall and sealed the only exit out of this place.

Lin Fan looked around his surroundings. There was no other way out.

“Chicky, we’re f*cked.” Lin Fan almost cried out. He then looked around frantically. He needed to definitely find a way out of this place before the big BOSS came out!

But when he couldn’t find another exit, Lin Fan wiped the sweat off his forehead as he let out a look of despair.

“Come to think about it, someone like me is a precious gem of a young man. If I were to die here today, it would be a great loss to the sect, to Dongling Continent, to the world.”

Lin Fan was at his saddest right now. However, he knew that even if he must die, he couldn’t leave without anyone knowing about him.

Using his finger as a pencil, he carved into the ground.

‘Dongling Continent Year 6385, Glory Sect’s Nameless Peak’s Saint Devil Sect’s 6th Grand Master, Lin Fan. To prevent calamity from befalling the masses of the world, he chose to perish here together with the devil to ensure the peace of the world.’

…

Looking at the carving on the floor, Lin Fan nodded his head in satisfaction.

‘Cuck! Cuck!’ Chicky knocked Lin Fan as though he was asking, ‘What about me?’

Lin Fan took a glance at Chicky and left an extra sentence.

‘Pet Chicky lies here too.’

Lin Fan then carved a drawing of Chicky onto the ground as well.

“Happy now?” Lin Fan could only resort to something like this to soothe the uneasiness in his heart. Even though he did not know what lied within the temple, he had to make plans for the worst outcome possible.

Even though Chicky did not understand the words that were written, he raised his wings in joy when he looked at the drawing.

Lin Fan squinted and looked at the temple. The instant it made contact with the ground below, an unstoppable force erupted forth in all directions.

PIANG!

All the tiles on the temple came crashing down onto the floor as the blood seemed to have gained a life of its own. Gleaming in a ghostly red light, the blood seeped within the temple.

Lin Fan frowned, while Chicky shuddered and kept his wings close to himself, hiding behind Lin Fan.

Arrogant against the weak, cowardly against the strong…This was Chicky’s life motto.

The aura being emitted from the temple made one feel really uneasy. From it, Lin Fan understood as well that this was not going to be an easy opponent to deal with.

“Chicky, you hide first.” Lin Fan said while patting Chicky.

Chicky struggled out a few crows, as though telling Lin Fan that he could do it.

“Don’t drag me down, just hide somewhere.” Lin Fan pushed Chicky away with his leg. Looking at Lin Fan, Chicky eventually turned and walked away with his lonesome back.

He turned back to look at Lin Fan one last time, it was as though he was saying, “It’s not that I’m a coward, you were the one who refused to let me go…”

And with that, Chicky ran off somewhere far to hide, popping out his tiny head to check on the situation from time to time.

…

Chapter 261: One Arm To Rule Them All

p>BAM!

The temple collapsed entirely as dust clouds filled the underground chamber, not allowing anyone to see what was going on inside.

Creak…

From within the rubble came a goosebump-inducing sound. Lin Fan gripped his Eternal Axe tightly. The battle ahead might just be real tough.

VIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING!

Suddenly, a beam of black light shot out from within the rubble. It pierced through anything in its way, straight up into the skies. Outside the Dead Demon Seas, the six sect Elders, Yao Family’s head and Qin Emperor were waiting patiently.

When they saw the resurgence of the black beam of light, each and every single one of their faces changed.

Even though they did not know what was going on below, they garnered that someone must have gotten the treasure. But the question was: Who was it?

As for those vagrant martial artists, they had already laid down all their traps and sentries. The moment any of them exited the forbidden grounds, these guys would definitely kill them and take everything they had.

They too had come to the Dead Demon Seas back when they were weaker.

Even though it was said that there was an opportunity to gain an extremely rare item, that chance was very slim. Despite their current statuses, the item would still be pretty decent for them.

But now that these series of changes with never before seen events were happening in the Dead Demon Seas, this probably meant that a Heaven Revolting item must have appeared.

The Qin Emperor was fraught with worries as well. He too had a feeling of unease, but he had no way of pinpointing the source of this feeling. All he hoped for was that his son would be safe.

Regarding the Seven Saint’s treasure, he had checked through the records, and there seemed to have been such a great being who had once existed as well. But the gap in their timelines was way too far apart. Therefore, there was a lack of information regarding him. However, it was pretty much confirmed that he had left something behind. Now that his own son had gone down, the Qin Emperor wondered if he had obtained the treasure.

But thinking more about it, he supposed that his son must have gotten it. After all, his son had the secret treasure map.

But what the Qin Emperor did not know was that every single other person who had arrived here had a copy of it as well.

And of course, the reason behind that was all because of his same dear son.

Underground…

Lin Fan covered his eyes as well. This black beam gave him a really uneasy feeling. It seemed like this was the source of the first black beam that had lasted for an entire day and night.

This time round, the black beam did not last too long before it dissipated.

Within the rubble, Lin Fan caught sight of an old casket erected. The casket looked ancient and mysterious, and was filled with intricate runes and symbols carved on it. The runes were no longer glowing, and had long lost their charm.

On the surface of this casket was coiled a metal chain. But just like the runes, the chain had long lost its effect as well.

Lin Fan’s heart took a jump back. Just what sort of monster was hidden within this that required layers upon layers of seals? Could it be some peerless devil or something?

Facing the possibility of fighting against something so strong had Lin Fan feeling a little flustered as well.

He was used to all the small, casual skirmishes all this while. Now that he had finally bumped his toes on something rough, he was starting to get nervous.

He was praying inside him, ‘Please, don’t let this be something too bloody sick, please. You can be a little stronger than usual sure, but please don’t be something too bloody godly…Oh my god.’

Huff…

A gutwrenching breathing sound came from within the casket. This sound was like the premonition of an ominous beginning, causing one to feel chills down their spines.

Huff…

Again…

BOOM!

Lin Fan raised his head at the sudden sound. A black cloud vortex had suddenly appeared in the space above. Spinning continuously, it howled with the sound of a gust of wind, while crackling with lightning. Suddenly, spirits appeared all over the four walls and started howling as well.

The spirits had lived within the walls. But with the appearance of the vortex, all of them were sucked into it one by one.

Lin Fan took a few steps back. Mother tts, I’ll smack you hard while you’re down.

What was happening right now was definitely the prelude to the unsealing of the casket. Lin Fan intended to break the casket before it got a chance to get out.

A glow surrounded Lin Fan immediately. Those mischievous eyes of Lin Fan turned extremely serious and firm as well.

‘Nirvana Finger.’

‘Firmament Sword.’

…

The void vibrated violently. Those two auras mixed with one another vigorously, and spun into a long beam, devastating the entire void.

BAM!

Lin Fan could not believe his very eyes. The black vortex was fine without a single scratch while continuing to channel its very last energy.

‘Useless?!?’ Lin Fan panicked.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

The long channeling black vortex culminated into a single ball suddenly. In the blink of an eye, it all flowed into the casket without a single sound or trace. Everything went silent, without any additional movement.

The erected stone casket was surrounded by a black mist. The mist was like a malicious looking face, swirling around as it willed, as though mocking out at the rest of the world.

And just then, the stone casket burst right open. The inside of the casket was filled with a black smoke.

A gigantic pitch-black arm stretched out from within. Its palm was entirely black as well, but its fingernails were deep green.

The moment the hand appeared, all the black smoke began swirling and shrinking, eventually seeping entirely into the arm.

When Lin Fan finally made clear of what it was, he was dumbfounded as well. To think that it was just a mere arm!

An arm without a body!

The pitch black gigantic arm glistened brightly with a glow that sent shivers down one’s spine. A series of golden little miniscule words coiled around the arm like a chain. Even though Lin Fan could not make out what the words were, he could feel an ancient aura emanating from it.

Suddenly, the hand shook a little. Small little scales began to appear and line the entire arm. As though they had lost their home, the minuscule golden words floated into the air one by one.

Lin Fan gulped down his saliva once more. He would be shtting no one if he said that he wasn’t afraid right now. Chicky, who was hiding somewhere while looking at the scene, was also so afraid that he had hid his little chicken head under his wing and was trembling nonstop. Evidently, he was at the peak of his fear.

The five fingers of the arm slowly stretched open before closing again, letting out the sounds of bone cracking continuously.

It was as though the arm was feeling stiff after being locked for so long.

Lin Fan took a look through the system immediately to check the cultivation base of this arm.

‘? ? ?’

These three question marks had Lin Fan stupefied.

There were only two possibilities. Either the system could not verify the cultivation base of the other party, which was the best case, or…the other party’s cultivation base might be so high that even the system could not understand it.

And of course, Lin Fan was praying hard for the first case.

As though it had felt Lin Fan’s presence, the hand’s five fingers suddenly stretched open. Five beams of black light, which were like unblockable blades, flew towards Lin Fan, attempting to slice him up.

‘Firmament Sword.’

In a shock, Lin Fan immediately used his Sword Will and threw it towards the five beams of black light. But under Lin Fan’s frightful gaze, his Sword Will broke apart instantly, unable to withstand their strength at all

BAM!

The five beams of black light clashed with the Eternal Axe as the powerful resultant force threw Lin Fan backward for a few hundred meters.

Lin Fan could only stare at the gigantic arm with his mouth agape. Even though his physical body state was that of a lesser celestial full cultivation, his hands were trembling right now, even after blocking the attack with the Eternal Axe.

How…strong…!

Chapter 262: A Final Song

p>Lin Fan was pretty speechless by now. Seriously now? Was he getting weaker or what? To think that he could even deal with an arm right now.

Suddenly, the arm disappeared into the void right in front of Lin Fan’s eyes. Lin Fan surveyed his surroundings warily. Even though it was just an arm he was dealing with, it was a really powerful arm.

He felt the void behind him vibrating. Turning around instantly, Lin Fan swung down his Eternal Axe.

Clink! Clang!

The arm and the Eternal Axe clashed with one another. However, despite being a legendary weapon, the Eternal Axe couldn’t even leave a scratch on the arm.

Scary… This was freaking darn scary.

To think that even Lin Fan’s physical body state could not withstand a cut from the Eternal Axe, but this arm was just here acting as though nothing was wrong at all.

The gigantic hand raised itself high up into the air. Possessing an immense aura, energy started to culminate towards the hand as black mist started to twist and turn in the air as well. The hand was so big that it could cover the skies right now, giving Lin Fan a repressed feeling.

‘Dragon King’s Hegemony!’

Boosting his power with a golden dragon coiled around his body, Lin Fan gripped the Eternal Axe and screamed in rage.

‘Firmament…!’

True Energy erupted from within Lin Fan as his body was bathed in a golden light. The Eternal Axe shone brightly as well as he swung it forward.

The void broke into pieces. It was as though the dazzling glow of the Eternal Axe had ripped the void apart entirely, forming a stream of energy between the real world and it. In this stream, energy grid lines flowed freely. Even though these were all images, this was the strongest skill that Lin Fan knew as of now.

Even the powerful ‘Nirvana Finger’ could not hold a finger to this first stance of the Heavens Splitting three stances.

By now, Lin Fan’s concentration was at its peak. He was like that naked man holding on to the Eternal Axe, determined to split this chaos apart.

A tap had opened inside Lin Fan internally as his True Energy gushed out freely.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

The axe was extremely dazzling at this point in time. The moment it came into contact with the hand, it was as though the entire skies were barely resisting the blow from being ripped apart.

‘Is it done…?’

Lin Fan huffed heavily. He had expended half of his True Energy with just this one strike. He had confidence that he could even kill off a greater celestial being with this attack, let alone just this hand.

‘Destroy.’

Just then, Lin Fan discovered in shock that the hand was…alright! Other than a slight decrease in power, it was unharmed otherwise.

This…!

BAM!

The entire Dead Demon Seas started to shake violently. The four walls started to collapse as though they were being torn apart by the force of it.

‘Ding…’Eternal Demon Body’ experience points +5,000,000.’

‘Urgh…!’

Lin Fan spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. He could feel his bones being shattered to pieces with that one single strike. If not for the fact that he had Eternal Demon Body and Blood Sea, he would probably have died in an instant.

Blood Sea was working tirelessly to repair his body right now. Struggling to reach into his storage sack, Lin Fan took out a pill and popped into his mouth. These pills which were precious as gems to outsiders were just mere defensive items for Lin Fan.

‘Ding…convert as experience points?’

Hearing the system’s notification, Lin Fan could not help but fly into a rage. ‘Convert your mother! Use as medicine!’

Usually, when Lin Fan consumed pills, he would always use them as experience points. But to think that he had to rely on the medicinal aspect right now.

The moment the pill entered his mouth, a large soothing energy coursed through his body, rejuvenating his wounds bit by bit.

Still huffing heavily, Lin Fan clutched onto the Eternal Axe.

That one slam had turned Lin Fan into a blood-man, with blood gushing out of his skin from head to toe.

Perhaps, he was going to be truly dead this time round.

Turning around, he looked at Chicky, who was still hiding, and nodded his head while mouthing something.

‘Stay there, do not come out.’

Looking at Lin Fan’s state, Chicky was filled with fear. Terror shone in those eyes of Chicky as his featherless body shivered continuously.

The arm which was lined with scale armor just floated in the air gently, as though it was waiting in anticipation.

Lin Fan was probably just like an ant to the arm, an ant it could easily squish in an instant. But to think that an ant could produce such powers gave it a spark of curiosity. However, at the end of the day, an ant was an ant; not worth a mention.

Lin Fan wiped the blood off of his mouth and motioned to the black hand, ‘Come…’

The hand disappeared into the void and appeared before Lin Fan once more. Even though Lin Fan could sense the movements of the hand, his body could no longer catch up with this speed.

BAM!

With a single slap, this crushing force sent down from the Heavens had Lin Fan’s bones cracking under the pressure once more.

‘URGHHHHH!’

Lin Fan laid on the ground. He did not even have the energy to hold up the Eternal Axe anymore.

This was really it…was the legacy of Saint Devil Sect going to break right here…?

No, he still had Zhang Ergou and the other disciples of his. Saint Devil Sect would not die right here. But, his blood feud for his Senior Brothers…Ni Mingyang…

Lin Fan laid on the ground as his chest pulsated up and down. Fresh blood continued to gush from Lin Fan’s crushed body non-stop.

In the distance, the pitch black hand raised a finger. A black glow surrounded the finger as though it was preparing to land a final attack on Lin Fan.

Hidden in the distance, Chicky wanted to move so badly, to step forth. But fear had rendered his body frozen still.

‘CUCKCUCKOO!!!’ Chicky shut his eyes and screamed out loudly at the top of his lungs. This furious war cry helped to repress the fear in his heart.

Lin Fan had already given up and was lying on the ground, awaiting the arrival of death. But Chicky’s war cry had him opening his eyes in disbelief.

He saw Chicky standing in between him and the arm, raising his featherless wings up high and crying out angrily.

“No, Chicky, don’t do it…” Lin Fan was worried for Chicky. This wasn’t an opponent Chicky could deal with.

Raging fervently, Chicky turned his head slightly and looked at Lin Fan with a resolute face. Hidden behind that rage was a strand of fear.

‘Cuck cuck koo!’ Chicky called out to Lin Fan. But this call had a hint of sadness within it.

“Chicky…!”

…

Chicky screamed to give himself some morale boost. Shutting his eyes, he dashed towards the black hand.

He wanted to protect Lin Fan.

Chicky’s body glowed with a boundless red light.

This was Chicky’s only move.

SHINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!

The red light disappeared as the finger sent a black beam of light piercing through Chicky’s body.

“CHICKYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!” Lin Fan saw Chicky’s body dropping from midair and screamed in anguish.

Blood began to seep out from Chicky’s mouth as the beam bore a finger sized hole through Chicky’s body, from where fresh blood was gushing out.

The light in Chicky’s eyes began to dim. But he endured the pain and struggled to stand up once more. To Chicky, this pain was immense, and so was the fear in his heart.

Chicky looked at Lin Fan once more. From those tiny eyes of his, two steams of tears fell down.

Those were tears of fear, pain, reluctance to leave…

‘Cuck…cuckcuck…cukooo!’ Chicky cried once more.

This was a final song, Chicky’s farewell to Lin Fan.

Jumping up, blood spurted everywhere from the hole in Chicky’s chest. Chicky cried even harder due to the pain all, but his eyes were firm and resolute.

Chicky had finally learned how to fly.

Flapping in the air, those featherless wings flew. That sharp beak of his pecked at the black hand relentlessly. But to the strong black hand, this was just tickling.

But even so, Chicky was determined not to let this thing bully Lin Fan.

The hand closed its grip on Chicky.

“CHICKY!!!! CHICKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Lin Fan screamed out in despair.

Caught in the grasp of the hand, Chicky turned to look at Lin Fan one last time.

‘Cuckoo ‘

Bam.

The black hand tightened its grip. Chicky cried out in terrible pain and finally, fresh blood sprayed all over the air from Chicky’s crushed body.

The remains of Chicky dropped onto the ground, lifeless and unable to be distinguished from the blood and meat.

“FCK. YOUR. MOTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Lin Fan shrieked as he stumbled towards the black hand.

Every single step he took had a large amount of blood gushing out of him.

Shing.

The black hand disappeared into the void once more. The next time it reappeared, Lin Fan’s body had been pierced through entirely.

Lin Fan coughed a mouthful of blood onto the black hand’s arm.

Raising his hands with difficulty, Lin Fan’s eyes were filled with boundless hatred.

“You killed my Chicky…Yours Truly will take your fcking dog life…!”

Chapter 263: Give It My All

p>‘Heaven and Earth Smelt!’

Lin Fan growled in wrath, a frenzied look on his face. Those eyes of his no longer had any fear in them.

A gigantic glowing smelt suddenly appeared and spun continuously in the air. The dragon danced and coiled around the smelt as the entire underground was filled with this mysterious aura of vicissitude.

“I’ll make you pay!” Lin Fan’s heart calmed down as he held on firmly to that black hand which had pierced through his body.

BAM!

The door of the smelt opened up. The dragon swallowed Lin Fan whole into his tummy before flying into the smelt.

BOOM!

The Heaven and Earth Smelt slammed itself shut as they were doused in silence. Those golden miniature words floating in the air moved and surrounded the exterior of the smelt. Glowing brightly, they then imprinted themselves on the smelt.

‘HAHA!’

Lin Fan ripped the gigantic hand out of his body. In its place was a huge hollow hole going through his chest, from where blood gushed out like a waterfall.

Lin Fan’s breathing was getting more and more hurried. He struggled to continue standing. Looking at the gigantic hand, he smirked coldly.

The gigantic hand repeatedly banged against the Heaven and Earth Smelt. It could sense that this was a dangerous place from the feeling of this enclosed place. But it was of no use. The smelt refused to budge open.

Looking at the gigantic hand struggling, Lin Fan let out a laugh of fury as well. Even though he didn’t know what the grade of this smelt was, he knew that it could smelt anything between Heaven and Earth.

A black glow suddenly surrounded the gigantic hand as an ancient power erupted forth. As though it was ripping through the air and bent on breaking the Heavens, the black hand punched at the smelt while bringing along infinite power.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

The Heaven and Earth Smelt shook slightly. A ripple appeared where the hand had punched, but it disappeared in an instant.

“HAHA! Don’t waste your efforts. This is your doomsday!” Lin Fan laughed maniacally. Blood Sea was working hard on repairing his wounds. But the area where his wounds were seemed to have been sealed with an ancient power, preventing any sort of regeneration.

“Heaven and Earth Smelt, do it…!”

The peaceful smelt started rumbling as the dragon spat fire within it. The walls let out a series of bright glows as the fire started burning furiously.

Right now, Lin Fan and the black hand were in a world of flames.

‘ARGH…!!!’

Lin Fan knelt down on the floor, grasping at his head and crying out tragically. This fire was smelting away at Lin Fan’s physical and mental self once more.

Everything, every single thing in this world would be smelted down by the smelt.

The future, the present, the past… Memories, consciousness… Every single thing was included.

The black hand was flip-flopping within the smelt as a dazzling light appeared from it. It wanted to withstand the power of the smelt, but the dark glow was dimmed immediately as its scale armor began to peel off repeatedly.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The black hand slammed against the smelt repeatedly. But soon, the black hand was writhing in agony as it dropped down from floating in midair.

“HAHA…!!!” Looking at the tragic state of the hand, Lin Fan laughed out like a psychopath as well. Even if he were to die. This hand must die as well.

‘Ding…’Eternal Demon Body’ experience points +5,000,000.’

‘Ding…’Eternal Demon Body’ experience points +5,000,000.’

…

The black hand was still struggling. On the black surface of the hand, an ancient power erupted, trying to block the strength of the Heaven and Earth Smelt.

“Smelt harder…!” Lin Fan was giving it his all.

BAM!

The energy which was beginning to coil around the black hand was ripped apart and disintegrated. The power of the smelt could even destroy the Heaven and Earth.

‘Ding…’Eternal Demon Body’ experience points +6,000,000.’

‘Ding…Congratulations on leveling ‘Eternal Demon Body’. Level 17.’

By now, Lin Fan’s right leg had disappeared.

Even though the experience points of Eternal Demon Body were rising rapidly, the damage Lin Fan was taking in was tremendous as well. His right leg had been smelted entirely by now.

The Heaven and Earth Smelt was used by Lin Fan for smelting weapons, but the smelt itself did not distinguish between what was inside. Anything that entered it would be smelted.

PIAK!

The gigantic black hand collapsed onto the ground of the smelt as well. Against the almighty powerful smelt, the black hand no longer had any strength to fight. Out of its incredibly strong five fingers, it had lost one of them.

But the black hand did not give up as well. Turning around, it aimed at Lin Fan with the remaining four fingers. Shifting slowly in the smelt, it was determined to kill this guy who had dragged itself in.

Lin Fan’s breathing was getting more and more hurried as his body was disintegrating as well. But he could still tell what the arm was up to as he shot a death stare at the arm.

“You wanna kill me and leave this place? F*ck off!” Lin Fan laughed coldly.

“Strongest smelt.”

‘Ding…’Eternal Demon Body’ experience points +100,000,000’

…

Outside the Dead Demon Seas…

The masses floated above the forbidden grounds looking at the sight before them in disbelief. They had not expected the Dead Demon Seas to collapse in entirely.

The ground was sinking, and the seawater was rumbling violently.

“Just what the hell is going on!” Elder Qing Huo’s face was terrible. His sect’s disciples were still within there!

The Yao Family’s head had an ominous feeling. The changes that had happened in the Dead Demon Seas recently were far from his initial expectations. Could something big have happened?

“Son…!” The Qin Emperor was feeling extremely terrible. But the seawater that was covering up the Dead Demon Seas continued gushing in, covering up the forbidden ground beneath.

“Help…!”

Just then, a distress call rang out of the pouring seawaters.

“Someone’s out!” Elder Qing Huo’s face changed. He swirled his palm in a cyclical motion. Even though the seawaters were gushing like a torrent, under Elder Qing Huo’s control, it gradually swirled like a whirlpool before dripping in a drop at a time.

This was the power of one who could comprehend the energy grid lines, the ability to turn the impossible into a possibility.

“That’s a disciple of our Fiery Flame Sect!” When the saw who it was, Elder Qing Huo’s heart took a leap.

One by one, disciples of the other sects started coming out as well, allowing the other Elders to heave a sigh of relief.

But the Qin Emperor’s gaze did not move. Where was his precious son?

…

“Just what is going on below?” Those that had come up were interrogated immediately. There was definitely something off with the Dead Demon Seas. This wasn’t how it was inscribed in their records!

“Elder, it’s way too scary below! My Senior Brothers are all dead!” One of the Fiery Flame Sect disciples who had escaped cried out. They had met with all sorts of beasts below, but the scariest of them all was the flaming giant.

“What about your Senior Brother Ceng?” Elder Qing Huo asked.

“Elder, I’ve got no idea. Ever since we entered the place, all of us were sent to different locations. As for Senior Brother Ceng, I’ve got no idea where he is at all.”

…

“Elder, it’s not a forbidden ground down there. It’s practically Hell! The beasts within are way too scary!”

“Did you see my son? He’s not too tall, pretty short now.” Qin Emperor asked anxiously. He had not seen his son come up and was feeling anxious.

“No idea. We’ve got no idea too.” One by one, the disciples shook their heads. They never wanted to enter this place ever again.

To even be able to see the light of day was the greatest fortune in their entire lives.

If not for the fact that the entire Dead Demon Seas had started collapsing, there was no way they could have made it out either…

…

Chapter 264: Finally, Immortal Lin Fan

p>As the legend went, there was a bird. It flew far across the nine skies. It would never land on anything other than parasol trees, nor feed on anything other than bamboos. It would land once every 500 years.

And on that day of landing, it would be the day of Nirvana.

Through each Nirvana, it would have to endure a trial of fiery flames and death.

But after every Nirvana, its feathers would be ever more luscious, its voice ever crisper, and its spirit even more vigorous. And when it spread its wings up into the skies once more, it’s dazzling brilliance would light up the entire world.

Phoenix’s Nirvana… Rebirth through flames.

What was left of Chicky was a mix of meat and blood, lying quietly still. The patches of blood were bright red like burning flame.

Suddenly, the blood seemed to have come alive. Like little flame pixies, they danced around and encased Chicky’s body, as though the blood was praying to a long forlorn God.

The sounds of water flowing could be heard… when suddenly, the blood ignited. These flames which were filled with lifeforce covered Chicky’s body.

Burning, burning. It was as though time and space itself were being burnt away by these flames.

The flames continued burning as Chicky’s body was gradually enclosed within a red shell that was hard like a rock. Even though the shell continued burning, the flames seemed like they could be extinguished at any moment.

The Phoenix’s Nirvana was filled with boundless lifeforce. But Chicky’s Nirvana seemed to be filled with unstable lifeforce, as though it would end at any moment.

Within the Heaven and Earth Smelt…

The gigantic arm was now just like an illusion, a puff of black smoke dancing in the smelt, making its last struggle against the smelt’s powers.

As for Lin Fan, his physical body had already disintegrated entirely. The only thing left of Lin Fan was a single blood red heart thumping on the floor of the smelt.

What Lin Fan did not expect was that at the brink of Saint Devil Sect’s destruction back then, the Grandmaster had injected a drop of his godly consciousness blood into Lin Fan’s body.

It was floating gently above Lin Fan’s heart right now. A distant ancient power served as a slight membrane, covering Lin Fan’s heart and preventing him from dying off entirely.

However, even though the glow of the blood was brilliant, it was also gradually falling apart against the power of the smelt.

Besides the heart, an illusory figure sat there silently. This was the remnant of Lin Fan’s consciousness.

“Chicky…” This figure was lamenting tragically.

Suddenly, a mysterious feeling surged through Lin Fan’s heart. He could feel Chicky’s lifeforce from outside.

Phoenix’s Nirvana… Rebirth through flames.

But Chicky’s lifeforce was feeble and weak, unable to sustain a rebirth at all. That small little flame on Chicky’s shell danced dangerously on the edge, barely able to maintain its sustenance.

Just then, the red thumping heart jumped slightly with a flame dancing on it. This was the flame of ‘Pills Through Thought.’

“Chicky, hold on till you get a new master…” Lin Fan mumbled deeply. The flames of Pills Through Thoughts floated up gently, ignoring the boundaries of the Heaven and Earth Smelt. It passed through the walls and replaced the dying flames on Chicky’s shell with its eternal burning sustenance.

…

The black arm was at the edge of its life as well. But Lin Fan knew that the only way to destroy this thing was to hold on and die along with it.

The only things going through his mind right now were memories, all the dreams he had about becoming Number one in this world and the likes of it. But it was all too difficult…

‘Smelt…’

Suddenly, everything in the Heaven and Earth Smelt was in a state of chaos.

There was no light.

No flames.

Nothing.

It was as though everything had reverted to the very beginning of chaos.

‘Ding…’Eternal Demon Body’ experience points +1,000,000,000’

‘Ding…’Eternal Demon Body’ Level 18.’

‘Ding…’Eternal Demon Body’ Level 19.’

‘Ding…’Eternal Demon Body’ Level 20.’

‘Ding…Congratulations on evolving ‘Eternal Demon Body’ to ‘Eternal Immortality’.’

‘Eternal Immortality: The strongest body cultivation skill. Transfiguration of the physical body, unbounded by any laws of Heavens and Earth.’

‘Ding…Congratulations on leveling physical body state to Greater Celestial Lower Level.’

…

Within the chaos, drops of fresh blood began to seep into it. The black mist of the gigantic arm smelted was seeping into it as well. Those golden miniature words floated within it, and as though attracted by this mysterious force, danced happily.

Once more, the Heaven and Earth Smelt came into sight.

A single strand of hair floated silently within the smelt.

The hair was glowing radiantly.

Suddenly, warmth erupted from the hair. As though it possessed a life of its own, it started growing more and more.

1 strand, 2 strands, 3…it grew and grew.

A strand of hair to grow it all.

A head.

A body.

Two arms.

Two legs.

A heart.

‘Ba-bump. Ba-bump.’ The heartbeat resounded in the Chaos.

The figure that had appeared sitting cross-legged within the smelt was Lin Fan. He was naked, with smooth, jade-like skin. His skin shone with a beautiful glow and shimmered amazingly.

As though it had obtained a new life, the black mist culminated into an arm once more. But that arm was no longer black. It was glowing red, and gradually, it entered Lin Fan’s right arm.

That drop of godly consciousness blood turned into a sea of blood and entered Lin Fan’s bloodstream, becoming one with his own blood.

Just then, a golden light streaked by as well. Those golden miniature words swirled repeatedly. Finally, they lined up in a row and imprinted themselves on Lin Fan’s back.

‘Ding…Right hand transformed: Eternal Arm.’

‘Ding…Fused with Firmament’s Blood.’

‘Ding…Fused with Heaven and Earth Sutra.’

…

After an extremely long time, those shut eyes of the figure opened abruptly. A golden light shot out, causing the Heaven and Earth Smelt to vibrate gently.

‘I’m…not…dead?’

Lin Fan checked out his surroundings warily and exited the Heaven and Earth Smelt. Looking at the familiar environment, his spirit surged instantaneously.

“Yours Truly is not dead!” Lin Fan shouted excitedly. His right fist gripped especially tightly.

BAM! BAM!

Suddenly, the void broke apart. A current of energy surged from within.

Lin Fan jumped in shock.

“What the sht is going on…?” Thinking that the black arm was still alive, Lin Fan checked his vicinity suspiciously.

But everywhere else was silent and peaceful. Lin Fan raised his right hand. Even though it looked exactly the same as before, it felt somewhat different.

Lin Fan raised his hand slightly and drew a line in the air with his finger.

Something horrifying happened.

The void where he had drawn a line ripped apart immediately and disappeared.

“HOLY FCK!” Lin Fan could only use these two meaningful words to express his feelings at that point in time.

Just then, Lin Fan suddenly recalled… Chicky! He looked around frantically.

Finally, he caught sight of a ball of fire burning around nearby.

‘Chicky…!’ Lin Fan looked at the red shell within the flames, feeling extremely anguished.

“Chicky, don’t die on me…” Lin Fan raised his right hand and wiped a tear off his right eye.

BAM!

The void ripped apart once more. A current of energy swirled crazily in the place where his right hand was. Lin Fan was stunned beyond words. What the f*ck? He had destroyed the void by just simply raising his hand. This…this…!

But Lin Fan did not have time to think about it anymore, as he used his left hand to fondle the shell in the flames.

“Chicky, you’ve died a tragic death…” Lin Fan cried to the egg. “But don’t worry, I’ll always remember your glorious final image…”

Just as Lin Fan was crying, a sound came out of the red shell.

‘Cuckcuckoo…!’

This sound was somewhat unhappy, somewhat helpless, somewhat sorrowful.

“Chicky, you’re not dead…!” Lin Fan’s heart leaped in joy.

‘Cuckookoo!’

Once again, the shell rang out as though saying, “Hurry up and save me out! I’m alive! But I don’t have enough lifeforce! I’ve got a birth defect! I can’t break myself out of here!’”

…

Chapter 265: So Strong It’s Tiring

p>”Chicky, stay in there for a little longer while I organize my thoughts.” Knowing that Chicky was fine had Lin Fan let out yet another sigh of relief. As for what happened within the Heaven and Earth Smelt, Lin Fan was extremely puzzled. He had completely no idea about what happened within, yet, his body had changed drastically. Thus, he had to check it out.

Now firstly, he didn’t seem to have changed much in terms of his cultivation base. It was still at pericelestial lower level. This was weird. If his cultivation base did not change, then how could he rip apart the void with just a single lift of his hand.

“Eh…?” Just as Lin Fan was inspecting himself internally, he realized that there was something different about the blood flowing through his body. He could evidently feel that his body was constantly collecting True Energy from the Heaven and Earth passively. Furthermore, every single drop of blood seemed to have a world of its own, but they were all blurred, and he was unable to see through it properly.

Suddenly, his pores expanded as a surge of True Energy entered his body.

‘Ding…experience points +10,000.’

Lin Fan stood there, jaws agape. He was so scared he could piss himself. What the hell was going on? He was gaining experience points without even popping down pills or killing beasts?!?

Even greater celestial beings would have to take in energy and the likes with their conscious efforts. For his experience points to be increasing by the second, wasn’t he just like a computer automated bot? How powerful was that?!?

Lin Fan was thoroughly impressed with this ability. Seemed like his path forward would be extremely smooth sailing.

Looking down at his right hand, he was puzzled as well. Since when did his right hand start looking like a Qilin’s arm?

And just then, his right arm shone brightly red.

‘Holy shit. It’s that thing!’ Lin Fan was stunned. This was the same arm he had smelted in the Heaven and Earth Smelt! How did it end up with him!

Anxious, Lin Fan opened up the panel of the system immediately. Finally, he found the source of it.

‘Eternal Arm: Unknown origins. Invincible eternally. Damaged State.’

‘Eternal Arm?’ Lin Fan was just about to rub his chin with his right arm, but he put it down again immediately in shock. He could have blown off his chin with yet another explosion of the void.

Seemed like this gigantic arm was pretty tactful, huh. Knowing that it could not beat Yours Truly, it chose to give up and surrender. Just that Lin Fan had not fully adapted to this preliminary fusion yet, and required more time adjusting to the power level.

And just then, Lin Fan discovered yet another weird issue. He found that his back was starting to itch. Using his hand to touch, he tried to feel if anything was different.

But for a man like Lin Fan who had the system, nothing could escape his knowledge. After a while, he finally found the issue through the system as well.

‘Heaven and Earth Sutra: The first words to appear between Heaven and Earth. Possesses infinite power. Damaged state.’

…

What the sht!? Why was everything in a damaged state? But even though this Heaven and Earth Sutra was damaged, it should at least have some use, right?

‘Cuckcukoo!’ Chicky, who was in Nirvana state, cried out once more.

Towards the fact that Lin Fan had tossed him aside without much care or concern, he was pretty displeased. To think that he had fought with his life to protect Lin Fan just moments earlier after all. How could Lin Fan not place him as a priority?

“Relax, Chicky, relax! Let me get a grasp of the situation first.” Lin Fan shouted to the shell before sinking into his thoughts once more.

This Heaven and Earth Sutra must have some really important use to it, just that he had yet to discover it. But the most important thing right now was to control his right hand properly.

If he were to start destroying every single thing with a lift of his hand, how was he to continue surviving out there?

Lin Fan focused his spirit and soul, stabilizing his True Energy. He then lifted his right hand gently.

BAM!

Lin Fan could not help but frown. He had just barely lifted it, and the void exploded once more. If not for the fact that the Heavens and spacetime had the ability to heal itself, Lin Fan would bloody bring down the entire skies before long.

Lin Fan then continued experimenting, looking for different ways about it.

BAM!

BAM!

…

As though the void was something really fragile, it ripped apart continuously. But slowly, Lin Fan began to have an understanding. This should only be temporary now that the arm had not adapted to being attached to Lin Fan’s body. As time passed, Lin Fan should gradually regain control of its powers.

Upon realizing this fact, Lin Fan heaved a sigh of relief as well. But what surprised Lin Fan more was the fact that Eternal Demon Body had evolved to be Eternal Immortality.

Lin Fan’s mind rewound back to moment where he had last passed out. Could he have survived only because Eternal Demon Body had evolved to Eternal Immortality?

At times, Lin Fan wondered if he was indeed the main character of this world. As of now, he had met with all sorts of ridiculous situations where one would most likely die under every single circumstance. But somehow, he managed to get out of them clean and alive. This was akin to a newbie who stepped forth onto the world’s highest peak to challenge the greatest BOSS out there only to have the BOSS die in some sort of funny and ridiculous manner, allowing the newbie to become a powerhouse immediately.

If this Eternal Arm was so damn strong, why had it not killed Lin Fan instantly from the start? That alone was worth pondering about.

Suddenly, Lin Fan’s eyes lit up. Could it be that he possessed an ability to make one stupid?

The more Lin Fan thought about it, the more possible it seemed.

Thinking of Chicky, the possibility seemed even more real. No matter what, Chicky was the offspring of an Ancient Beast. However, ever since Lin Fan had adopted it, Chicky turned into some sort of a retard without any air of dominance like an Ancient Beast should have.

‘Hais…’

Lin Fan did not want to think more about whether it was right or wrong. He only believed in what he thought was right.

Looking at his right hand, he couldn’t help but nod in approval. He was going to be so damn invincible! Seemed like his life from here on forth could only be described with this phrase.

‘Fck off against the strong, f*ck up the weak.’

Following this, Lin Fan stood up and patted his backside clean, ready to get Chicky out of his shell.

“Heh, what a different right hand indeed. Even slapping my butt is a little painful right now.”

Earlier, Lin Fan was filled with a resolution to die along with the gigantic hand. But now, he was joyous beyond anything else.

Phoenix’s Nirvana… Rebirth through fire.

Regarding this fact, Lin Fan knew about it as well. In fact, he was pretty excited to see how Chicky would be like after reincarnation through a bath of fire.

“Don’t worry, Chicky! I’m here to save you now!” Lin Fan took out the Life Seed.

Lin Fan had tried to research using it for a long time, but to no noticeable result. But it didn’t matter to Lin Fan what the purpose of this thing was. His main priority was to get his pet chicken out.

Lin Fan held on to the Life Seed with his right hand, which vibrated gently as if it had a life of its own. It seemed to know what was about to happen.

Crick.

A crisp sound and this solid Life Seed broke apart into a glowing stream of life, gently transfusing into the shell.

‘Cuckcuckoo!!!’ Within the shell, Chicky cried out elatedly as though it had sniffed something wonderful.

Boom!

Suddenly, the entire place was engulfed in flames.

‘CUCKOOKOO!’ A series of crows rang through the air.

Within the flames, a shadow was emitting a brilliant glow. It was so radiant that anything within this world would have lost their shine compared to it.

Lin Fan looked at the shadow excitedly.

Phoenix… That was the true phoenix!

Finally, Chicky had turned into a swan from an ugly duckling! Those majestic wings, that slender, curvy body, that tail dancing with flames… So imposing! It was as though every creature in this world was meant to bow down to this marvelous royal creation of a being.

Through the flames, Lin Fan was excited and happy. He had awaited Chicky’s long deserved evolution.

Under the claws of the phoenix shadow, an ancient tree rose from the ground up in the flames as well. It was a tree with a formidable, royal aura.

“Chicky, I knew you wouldn’t let me down!” Lin Fan was so touched he cupped both hands together. Nothing could describe his excitement right now.

‘CUCKCUCKOO!’ Chicky cried out in pride as well.

With a look of anticipation, Lin Fan awaited the arrival of his dear Chicky out of the shadows.

The flames disappeared.

And so did the look of excitement on Lin Fan’s face.

‘This…this….!’ Lin Fan was so dumbstruck he could die at this moment.

Chicky was still the Chicky from before, just that his once empty backside now had a short tail on it. But the tail was as good as negligible.

Chicky leaped down from midair. As though he had just woken up from a long slumber, he caressed his body repeatedly. Those almighty claws leaped up into the air onto Lin Fan’s shoulders once more.

The moment he got up, he couldn’t stop rubbing his chicken head against Lin Fan’s cheeks.

‘Cuck! Cuck cuck! Cuck cuck!!!’

Lin Fan’s great expectations were crushed in an instant by Chicky’s appearance.

It was the same featherless chicken, albeit with an extra tail.